Teachers

Ven Robina Courtin
robinacourtin.com

The website of Tushita’s former resident teacher, includings links to audio-visual resources of her teachings, as well as updated project and schedule information.

Venerable Antonio Satta

Venerable Antonio is an Italian monk in the Tibetan tradition who teaches extensively at FPMT centres worldwide. He has been concentrating on trying to bring the Vipassana practice as taught in the Theravada system to westerners of Tibetan tradition.

Venerable Thubten Chodron
thubtenchodron.org

Founder and Abbess of Sravasti Abbey and author of books such as “Dealing with Anger” and “Taming the Mind”. This website provides access to her teachings, Dharma activity schedules, publications, a lot of material on ordination and much more.

B. Alan Wallace
alanwallace.org

An American author, translator, teacher, researcher, interpreter, and Buddhist practitioner interested in the intersections of consciousness studies and scientific disciplines such as psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and physics.

Venerable Pema Chodron
pemachodronfoundation.org

A Buddhist nun in the Tibetan Vajrayana tradition, and a teacher in the lineage of Chögyam Trungpa. A prolific author, she is resident teacher of Gampo Abbey, a monastery in rural Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
tergar.org

A Tibetan meditation master celebrated for his ability to present the practice of meditation in a clear, accessible manner. His teaching style combines the ancient wisdom of Tibet with the insights of modern science and practical advice on using meditation to deal with the challenges of daily life.

Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo
tenzinpalmo.com

A Tibetan Buddhist nun in the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school. Jetsunma is an author, teacher and founder of Dongyu Gatsal Ling Nunnery in Himachal Pradesh, India. She is best known for being one of the very few Western yoginis trained in the East, having spent twelve years living in a remote cave in the Himalayas, three of those years in strict meditation retreat.

Thích Nhất Hạnh
plumvillage.org

A Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk, teacher, author, poet and peace activist. His teachings and practices aim to appeal to people from various religious, spiritual, and political backgrounds, intending to offer mindfulness practices for more Western sensibilities. His organisation, The Order of Interbeing, is based at Plum Village Monastery in the South of France.